![]() That said, having the dead laying around the house for extended periods of time, no matter what the cause, is ill advised. Safety/sanitation: The transmission of communicable diseases from the dead to the living is nothing close to what an ardent embalming supporter will tell you. ![]() What it boils down are three principle reasons: Many an article has been written about the early days of modern embalming and how it started (spoiler: Civil War to get the dead back home) so I’m not compelled to rehash the historical intricacies here. Now that we’ve got those little details out of the way, let us look more closely at the why’s of embalming. Embalming, like many funeral practices varies in frequency based on regional customs. Embalming is usually only required “by company policy” for public visitations with most companies. The length of time a body will “last” after embalming falls squarely into “it depends”. It is a process of replacing bodily fluids with chemicals to preserve the body, slowing decay. Housekeeping: Embalming is never required by law. I see a place for embalming in the green movements so long as it fulfills two criteria: It is only done with “eco-fluid” and it is done to fill a family tradition. If you just want the Cliff’s Notes version, here it is: What is to follow is my own stinky opinion on where embalming fits into our movement. The old adage “opinions are like a-holes, everyone has them and they all stink” is seldom appropriate but certainly applicable when it comes to embalming.
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